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In a recent review of blood alcohol casework performed by a forensics lab associated with a major metropolitan police force, I was again disheartened to find major deficiencies in method validation protocols. In this case, the analysts failed to check whether aqueous solutions for calibration and quality control were reliable surrogates for real blood samples. / read more /
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In the latest clip from LCGC TV, Alan G. Marshall from the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory at Florida State University discusses how his work using FT-ICR-MS to characterize petroleum will help to contribute to our understanding of the Deepwater Horizon spill. / read more /
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How to optimize the key variables in HPLC analysis—sample preparation and column selection
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Populations worldwide are exposed to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) that can be harmful to human health. LCGC spoke to David Megson from Ryerson University in Toronto, Canada, about recent developments in assessing human exposure to PCBs and chiral enantiomer fractions in the workplace.
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This study of a selected group of PPCP contaminants in eastern North Carolina demonstrates the advantages and disadvantages of LC–MS and GC–MS as well as SPE and liquid–liquid extraction.
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A publication in TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry has covered the recent advances in microfluidic liquid chromatography (from January 2013 through April 2015). / read more /
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